FOSSILS SPECIMEN: ANNELIDS
Fossils are defined as any evidence of prehistoric life. There are two types of fossils: Body Fossils include remains of skeletal bones, shell, carapace, test and teeth. Trace Fossils are clues the organism existed such as foot prints, tracks, burrows and coprolites (fossil dung).
There are many types of worms in the world today. Members of the Annelid Phylum include earth worms, leeches, and the types of worms that made the tubes and burrows below. To see my fossil worms click here. To see my worm models click here.
Domain: Eukarya – Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Annelids
(worms)
Lower Ordovician to Recent
Fossundecima konecnyi
(Polychaete Worm Imprint)
Carbondale Formation, Pennsylvanian, Upper Carboniferous, Mazon Creek, Will County, Illinois, USA
Worm Tubes (Trace Fossil)
Paleozoic
North America
Worm Tubes (Trace Fossil)
Paleozoic
North America
Worm Burrow (Trace Fossil)
Paleozoic
North America
Worm Tubes (Trace Fossil)
Early Permian
Seymour, Texas, United States
Worm Tubes (Trace Fossil)
Paleozoic
North America